Abdominal supporter.



E. M. PALMER. ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 19. 1913.

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ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 19. 1913.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMMA M. PALMER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Council Bluffs,- in the county ofPottawat- .tamie and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Abdominal Supporters, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 2 v

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in supportersandmore particularly toan abdominal supporter and the primary object ofthe invention is to provide a device of this character which may bequickly and readily applied to use or removed and one which will be mosteffective construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with myinvention and in a position as worn on the body. Fig. 2 is a similarview showing the device in its outspread position prior to being applied'to the body. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the rear of thesupporter with parts broken away.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the shouldersupports of the device with parts in section. Fig. 5 is a sectionalperspective view as seen on line 55, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a similar view asseen on line 66, Fig. 2. Fig. 7 isa similar View as seen on line 77,Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view showing the ends of theupper section of the device brought together; and Fig. 9 is a detailperspective view of one end of the lower section of the supporter.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the d aw g in Which Similarreference Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 17, I915.Application filed December 19, 1913. Serial No. 807,720.

characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsand in which 1 and 2 indicate, respectively, the upper and and 2 whichare formed of the'usual or any preferred material usedin the formationof devices of this character, are tapered so as to be increased inwidthtoward their outer ends and said sections are provided, adjacenttheir free ends, with eyelets 5 with which may be engaged the laces 6for securing the ends of said sections together about the body. Thesections 1 and 2 are braced on each side of the rows of eyelets by meansof the stays 7 and eachsection is provided adjacent one end thereof witha flap or tab 8 which is overlapped by the opposite end of the sectionwhen the ends of the sections are brought to- ,gether, as clearly shownin Figs. 1 and 8 of the drawings. At predetermined points in the lengthof each of the sections 1 and 2 are provided the additional stays 9which are secured in place in the usual or any preferred manner. and theupper and lower edges of each of the sections'areturned back andstitched, as shown at 10.

Secured to the outer face ofthe upper section 1, on opposite sides ofthe portion thereof indicated as 8, are the ends of a pair of shoulderstraps 11 which are crossed and extend loosely through a keeper or thelike 12. The opposite ends of said straps are adjustably secured,through the medium of buckles or the like 13 to the outer face of thesection 1, adjacent the free ends thereof. Through the medium of thesestraps, the device is properly supported in position on the body and maybe readily adjusted, as desired, in view of the buckle connections 13.

Engaged with the front and rear portions of the lower section 2, are theleg engaging straps 14, said straps being adjustable by means of thebuckle connections 15 arranged in their length. These straps are padded,as shown at 16, to prevent chafing and cutting of the skin and also aidin holding the support in proper position on the body of the wearer.Also secured to the lower section 2, adjacent the ends thereof, are thetabs or tongues 17, which depend therefrom and afford securing means forthe adjustable hose supporters 18.

Secured'to the inner face of the upper I section 1, at points adjacentthe ends thereof, are the hooks 19, and secured; on-the outerfaceof'th'e lower section 2, adjacent the free ends thereof, are theeyes 20 and, in applying this device to use, the hooks 19 are engagedwith the eyes20 to secure the upper and lower sections together. When sosecured together, the upper section overlaps the lower section, saidsect ons being substantially dependent upon one another to serve as aunitary supportffor the abdomen of the wearer.

It will be noted'tha't the upper band 1 is adapted for retaining theabdomen in its normal position, while the lower band 2 is used forsupporting the abdomen up and, at the same time retaining the same in,which taken in'conjunction with the upper band 1, will absolutelysupport the abdomen in its proper and normal position. It will benotedthat by overlapping the sections at their meeting ends, it will form acontinuous bearing surface'against the front of the abdomen.

From the foregoing description of the construction-of my improvedabdominal supporter, the manner of applying the same to use will bereadily understood and it will be seen that I have provided an improvedsupporter which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and one which will be very efficient and useful inoperation.

l/Vhile I have particularly described the elements best adapted toperform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes'inform, proportion-and in the Copies of this patent may be obtained forminor details of construction may be resorted-to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificin invention.

Having thus described this invention,

whatI claim is An abdominal supporter comprising a body consisting of"an upper and a lower band-like section, said sections being adapted tooverlap one another mid-way of their ends, a stay strap for permanentlysecuring said sections in their overlapped positions, said upper andlower sections being-prog any of theprinciples of the vided withenlargedfreeends, lacing means engaged with and carried by said free ends toadjustably secure the same on the body of the wearer, the upper sectionbeing adapted to retain thefabdomen in its normal positionand the lowersection being adapted to support the abdomen and "coactwith the uppersection for retaining the abdomen in its normal pos1t1on, flaps securedto one of the free. ends of the sections and adjacent n the lacingmeans, said upper and lower sections being spaced apart between the freeends and the mid-way portions thereof, shoulder straps, thigh strapsconsisting of two portions connected to the lower section,

five centseach, by addressing the Commissionerof fatents,

Washington, D. G. 1

